Open source and the ‘fear factor’ mentality

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 21, 2008 3:40 AM EDT
ZDNet; By Emma McGrattan
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In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their enormous revenue streams, large software corporations have invested millions in spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the security of open source software. In this post, I will examine and debunk five commonly held myths about open source security and why large corporations are promoting a “fear factor” mentality around open source software.

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